Constitution

During the 20th century many countries embarked on a process of constitutional secularization by which the role of religion gradually became limited.

This book presents the case that liberal constitutionalism in the global South is a legacy of colonialism and is inappropriate as a means of securing effective peace in regions that have been subject to recurrent conflict.

Reformulating a problem of both constitutionalism and liberalism discussed in the works of Ernst-Wolfgang Bockenforde, Hannah Arendt, and Alexis de Tocqueville, the book examines one generally overlooked manifestation of constitutionalism: the role of the courts in shaping democratic politics and the inter-relationship between citizens and state.

This book focuses on Islamic constitutionalism, and in particular on the relation between religion and the protection of individual liberties potentially clashing with shari?

This book focuses on Islamic constitutionalism, and in particular on the relation between religion and the protection of individual liberties potentially clashing with shari?

Reformulating a problem of both constitutionalism and liberalism discussed in the works of Ernst-Wolfgang Bockenforde, Hannah Arendt, and Alexis de Tocqueville, the book examines one generally overlooked manifestation of constitutionalism: the role of the courts in shaping democratic politics and the inter-relationship between citizens and state.

This book presents the case that liberal constitutionalism in the global South is a legacy of colonialism and is inappropriate as a means of securing effective peace in regions that have been subject to recurrent conflict.

This book examines China's striving for a constitutional order in the 20th century from comparative, historical, and theoretical perspectives.

This book examines China's striving for a constitutional order in the 20th century from comparative, historical, and theoretical perspectives.

An analysis of selective aspects of India's constitutional identity, this book provides an analytical account of the changing and changed texture of India's constitutional identity bearing in mind the historical context in which it is articulated.

An analysis of selective aspects of India's constitutional identity, this book provides an analytical account of the changing and changed texture of India's constitutional identity bearing in mind the historical context in which it is articulated.

An acclaimed Supreme Court lawyer and former Acting Solicitor General argues why impeachment is the only remedy for the dangers posed by President Trump.

Winner: Scribes Book AwardTelling lies, and falling for them, is one of the things that makes us human.

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Colorado's legalization of marijuana spurred intense debate about the extent to which the Constitution preempts state-enacted laws and statutes.

On October 6, 1948, a U.

The Constitution may guarantee it.

A new interpretation of the Holy Roman Empire that reveals why it was not a failed state as many historians believeThe Holy Roman Empire emerged in the Middle Ages as a loosely integrated union of German states and city-states under the supreme rule of an emperor.

How was the vast ancient Chinese empire brought together and effectively ruled?

From 1995 to 2013, Stanley Fish's provocative New York Times columns consistently generated passionate discussion and debate.

To understand one another as individuals and to fulfill the moral duties that require such understanding, we must communicate with each other.

Unlike many national constitutions, which contain explicit positive rights to such things as education, a living wage, and a healthful environment, the U.

More than any other advanced industrial democracy, the United States is besieged by firearms violence.

After the collapse of communism, some thirty countries scrambled to craft democratic constitutions.

Balancing respect for religious conviction and the values of liberal democracy is a daunting challenge for judges and lawmakers, particularly when religious groups seek exemption from laws that govern others.

Balancing respect for religious conviction and the values of liberal democracy is a daunting challenge for judges and lawmakers, particularly when religious groups seek exemption from laws that govern others.

The role of the United States Supreme Court has been deeply controversial throughout American history.

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School vouchers.

Whether examining election outcomes, the legal status of terrorism suspects, or if (or how) people can be sentenced to death, a judge in a modern democracy assumes a role that raises some of the most contentious political issues of our day.

What difference does a written constitution make to public policy?

In Brennan and Democracy, a leading thinker in U.

An urgent primer on what can be done to combat emerging threats to the core of U.

"e;Impeaching the President is lucid, balanced, and deeply informed.

A provocative, timely, and deeply-researched history of gun culture and how it reflects race and power in the United States

Six decades before Rosa Parks boarded her fateful bus, another traveler in the Deep South tried to strike a blow against racial discriminationbut ultimately fell short of that goal, leading to the Supreme Courts landmark 1896 decision in Plessy v.

Making, amending, and interpreting constitutions is a political game that can yield widespread suffering or secure a nation's liberty and prosperity.

An authoritative guide to federal democracy from two respected experts in the fieldAround the world, federalism has emerged as the system of choice for nascent republics and established nations alike.

A comprehensive account of how the Athenian constitution was created-with lessons for contemporary constitution-buildingWe live in an era of constitution-making.

"e;A must-read for this era"e; that lays out in common sense language how the US Constitution works, and how its protections are eroding before our eyes (Jake Tapper, CNN Anchor and Chief Washington Correspondent).

Few Supreme Court decisions have stirred up as much controversy, vitriolic debate, and even violence as Roe v.

How the Supreme Court's move to the right has distorted both logic and the ConstitutionWhat Supreme Court justices do is far more than just "e;calling balls and strikes.

Why we're better off treating corporations as people under the law-and making them behave like citizensAre corporations people?

"e;Superbly written, filled with brilliant insights .

"e;[A] clear, cogent, passionate and persuasive"e; account of how constitutional rights have been restricted by "e;disturbing decisions of the Supreme Court"e; (Glenn C.

The United States Constitution's provisions for selecting, replacing, and punishing presidents contain serious weaknesses that could lead to constitutional controversies.

This book examines the judicial review systems in the four areas of Greater China - China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macau - and uncovers judicial review activities of the apex courts of each region.

Rot and Revival is one of the first scholarly works to comprehensively theorize and document how politics make American constitutional law and how the courts affect the path of partisan politics.

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El libro contiene un proyecto íntegro de Constitución del Estado para nuestro país, elaborado por docentes del Área de Derecho Constitucional del Departamento de Derecho de la Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú.